(C) Xero Update Account Details

Update some details of an account in a Xero company (Accounting API)

For more information, see https://developer.xero.com/documentation/api/accounts#POST

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#include <C_CkHttp.h>
#include <C_CkJsonObject.h>
#include <C_CkHttpResponse.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    HCkHttp http;
    HCkJsonObject jsonToken;
    BOOL success;
    HCkJsonObject jsonRequestBody;
    const char *url;
    HCkHttpResponse resp;
    HCkJsonObject jsonResponse;
    const char *AccountID;
    const char *Code;
    const char *Name;
    const char *Type;
    const char *TaxType;
    const char *Description;
    const char *Class;
    BOOL EnablePaymentsToAccount;
    BOOL ShowInExpenseClaims;
    const char *ReportingCode;
    const char *ReportingCodeName;
    const char *UpdatedDateUTC;
    BOOL AddToWatchlist;
    const char *Id;
    const char *Status;
    const char *ProviderName;
    const char *DateTimeUTC;
    int i;
    int count_i;

    // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    http = CkHttp_Create();

    jsonToken = CkJsonObject_Create();
    success = CkJsonObject_LoadFile(jsonToken,"qa_data/tokens/xero-access-token.json");
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkJsonObject_lastErrorText(jsonToken));
        CkHttp_Dispose(http);
        CkJsonObject_Dispose(jsonToken);
        return;
    }

    CkHttp_putAuthToken(http,CkJsonObject_stringOf(jsonToken,"access_token"));

    // Replace the value here with an actual tenant ID obtained from this example:
    // Get Xero Tenant IDs
    CkHttp_SetRequestHeader(http,"Xero-tenant-id","83299b9e-5747-4a14-a18a-a6c94f824eb7");

    CkHttp_putAccept(http,"application/json");

    // The following JSON is sent in the request body:

    // {
    //   "AccountID": "54ddab14-4a8d-45cf-86be-076c99a0cea0",
    //   "Name": "Sales account",
    //   "Type": "REVENUE",
    //   "TaxType": "OUTPUT",
    //   "Description": "Income from any normal business trading activity",
    //   "EnablePaymentsToAccount": "false",
    //   "ShowInExpenseClaims": "false"
    // }

    // Use this online tool to generate the code from sample JSON: 
    // Generate Code to Create JSON

    jsonRequestBody = CkJsonObject_Create();
    CkJsonObject_UpdateString(jsonRequestBody,"AccountID","54ddab14-4a8d-45cf-86be-076c99a0cea0");
    CkJsonObject_UpdateString(jsonRequestBody,"Name","Sales account");
    CkJsonObject_UpdateString(jsonRequestBody,"Type","REVENUE");
    CkJsonObject_UpdateString(jsonRequestBody,"TaxType","OUTPUT");
    CkJsonObject_UpdateString(jsonRequestBody,"Description","Income from any normal business trading activity");
    CkJsonObject_UpdateString(jsonRequestBody,"EnablePaymentsToAccount","false");
    CkJsonObject_UpdateString(jsonRequestBody,"ShowInExpenseClaims","false");

    url = "https://api.xero.com/api.xro/2.0/Accounts/54ddab14-4a8d-45cf-86be-076c99a0cea0";

    resp = CkHttp_PText(http,"POST",url,CkJsonObject_emit(jsonRequestBody),"utf-8","application/json",FALSE,FALSE);
    if (CkHttp_getLastMethodSuccess(http) != TRUE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkHttp_lastErrorText(http));
        CkHttp_Dispose(http);
        CkJsonObject_Dispose(jsonToken);
        CkJsonObject_Dispose(jsonRequestBody);
        return;
    }

    printf("Response Status Code: %d\n",CkHttpResponse_getStatusCode(resp));

    jsonResponse = CkJsonObject_Create();
    CkJsonObject_Load(jsonResponse,CkHttpResponse_bodyStr(resp));
    CkJsonObject_putEmitCompact(jsonResponse,FALSE);
    printf("%s\n",CkJsonObject_emit(jsonResponse));

    if (CkHttpResponse_getStatusCode(resp) >= 300) {
        printf("Failed.\n");
        CkHttpResponse_Dispose(resp);
        CkHttp_Dispose(http);
        CkJsonObject_Dispose(jsonToken);
        CkJsonObject_Dispose(jsonRequestBody);
        CkJsonObject_Dispose(jsonResponse);
        return;
    }

    CkHttpResponse_Dispose(resp);

    // Sample output...
    // (See the parsing code below..)
    // 
    // Use the this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: 
    // Generate Parsing Code from JSON

    // {
    //   "Id": "430e92a8-de02-41d5-a00e-3ef899188aea",
    //   "Status": "OK",
    //   "ProviderName": "Chilkat2222",
    //   "DateTimeUTC": "\/Date(1587162517005)\/",
    //   "Accounts": [
    //     {
    //       "AccountID": "54ddab14-4a8d-45cf-86be-076c99a0cea0",
    //       "Code": "201",
    //       "Name": "Sales account",
    //       "Status": "ACTIVE",
    //       "Type": "REVENUE",
    //       "TaxType": "OUTPUT",
    //       "Description": "Income from any normal business trading activity",
    //       "Class": "REVENUE",
    //       "EnablePaymentsToAccount": false,
    //       "ShowInExpenseClaims": false,
    //       "ReportingCode": "REV",
    //       "ReportingCodeName": "Revenue",
    //       "UpdatedDateUTC": "\/Date(1587162517090+0000)\/",
    //       "AddToWatchlist": false
    //     }
    //   ]
    // }
    // 

    // Chilkat functions returning "const char *" return a pointer to temporary internal memory owned and managed by Chilkat.
    // See this example explaining how this memory should be used: const char * functions.

    Id = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jsonResponse,"Id");
    Status = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jsonResponse,"Status");
    ProviderName = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jsonResponse,"ProviderName");
    DateTimeUTC = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jsonResponse,"DateTimeUTC");
    i = 0;
    count_i = CkJsonObject_SizeOfArray(jsonResponse,"Accounts");
    while (i < count_i) {
        CkJsonObject_putI(jsonResponse,i);
        AccountID = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jsonResponse,"Accounts[i].AccountID");
        Code = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jsonResponse,"Accounts[i].Code");
        Name = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jsonResponse,"Accounts[i].Name");
        Status = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jsonResponse,"Accounts[i].Status");
        Type = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jsonResponse,"Accounts[i].Type");
        TaxType = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jsonResponse,"Accounts[i].TaxType");
        Description = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jsonResponse,"Accounts[i].Description");
        Class = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jsonResponse,"Accounts[i].Class");
        EnablePaymentsToAccount = CkJsonObject_BoolOf(jsonResponse,"Accounts[i].EnablePaymentsToAccount");
        ShowInExpenseClaims = CkJsonObject_BoolOf(jsonResponse,"Accounts[i].ShowInExpenseClaims");
        ReportingCode = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jsonResponse,"Accounts[i].ReportingCode");
        ReportingCodeName = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jsonResponse,"Accounts[i].ReportingCodeName");
        UpdatedDateUTC = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jsonResponse,"Accounts[i].UpdatedDateUTC");
        AddToWatchlist = CkJsonObject_BoolOf(jsonResponse,"Accounts[i].AddToWatchlist");
        i = i + 1;
    }



    CkHttp_Dispose(http);
    CkJsonObject_Dispose(jsonToken);
    CkJsonObject_Dispose(jsonRequestBody);
    CkJsonObject_Dispose(jsonResponse);

    }